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23 places in this guide · Hand-picked and verified

故

Forbidden City

故宫

Beijing

The world's largest imperial palace complex — 9,000 rooms of Ming and Qing power

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外

The Bund

外滩

Shanghai

A mile of 1920s bank palaces facing the Shanghai skyline

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大

Giant Panda Base

大熊猫繁育研究基地

Chengdu

See giant pandas up close at the world's best breeding centre

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少

Shaolin Temple

少林寺

Dengfeng

The birthplace of kung fu and Zen Buddhism, tucked in the forests of Mount Song

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普

Mount Putuo

普陀山

Zhoushan

China's sacred island of Guanyin — temples, sea air and pilgrim ferries

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五

Mount Wutai

五台山

Xinzhou

Terraced peaks and 40 monasteries — the Buddhist realm of Manjushri

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九

Mount Jiuhua

九华山

Chizhou

Mist-shrouded shrines of Ksitigarbha bodhisattva among Anhui's granite peaks

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悬

Hanging Temple

悬空寺

Datong

A 1,500-year-old monastery pinned to a cliff face 50 metres above the canyon floor

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南

Nanjing Road

南京路

Shanghai

China's busiest shopping street — five kilometres from the Bund to Jing'an

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广

Canton Tower

广州塔

Guangzhou

The slim 600-metre tower that lights up Guangzhou's Pearl River skyline

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太

Victoria Peak

太平山顶

Hong Kong

The world-famous skyline view of Hong Kong harbour from 428 metres up

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